Teaching Mathematics in Multilingual Classrooms
| Author | : J.B. Adler |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 187 |
| Release | : 2005-12-21 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780306472299 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0306472295 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (295 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Teaching Mathematics in Multilingual Classrooms by : J.B. Adler
Download or read book Teaching Mathematics in Multilingual Classrooms written by J.B. Adler and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-12-21 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author captures three inter-related dilemmas that lie at the heart of teaching mathematics in multilingual classrooms: code-switching, mediation, and transparency. She provides a sharp analysis and strong theoretical grounding, pulling together research related to the relationship between language and mathematics, communicating mathematics, and mathematics in bi-/multilingual settings and offers a direct challenge to dominant research on communication in mathematics classrooms.
